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  1. shandu avatar

    RE: New England Foliage with Toddlers

    by shandu 19 April 2012

    Definitely follow laurensvt about booking soon as foliage can mean fully booked everywhere (Vermont & N.H.). Montpelier is our state…

  2. DaBaba avatar

    RE: many people think...

    by DaBaba 07 December 2011

    Those Dakota cities don't count. And Newport, Vermont? That's not a city. Montpelier is barely a city and it's the capital. I could see…

  3. boulevardofdef avatar

    RE: Burlington Bound, and clueless

    by boulevardofdef 28 October 2011

    I was in Vermont last weekend and a waitress introduced one of her restaurant's nightly specials by saying, "If you eat meat ..." -- so…

  4. vermontsky avatar

    RE: Road Trip from Boston through New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine

    by vermontsky 30 May 2011

    If you're here during July, you should check out the Vermont Mountaineers in Montpelier, VT. [Mountaineers|http://www.thevermontmountaineers…

  5. emagicmtman avatar

    Re: Weekend trips from NYC by train

    by emagicmtman 02 March 2011

    Take Amtrak's Adirondak from N.Y.C. to Port Kent, N.Y., walk down to ferry landing and take it across Lake Champlaine to Burlington, Vermont…

  6. hktravelboy avatar

    Re: New England foliage tour

    by hktravelboy 27 August 2010

    Hey, Thanks for all the helpful tips. My initial plan is Sept 25 to Oct 11. Will arrive NYC first. Want to stay a few days in the city.…

  7. trekker502 avatar

    RE: North East Itinerary

    by trekker502 05 April 2010

    You might want to drive north through the Hudson River Valley, onto Interstate-87 to Interstate-90, then east to Interstate-91 in Massachuse…

  8. Willysnout avatar

    RE: western Massachusetts in October?

    by Willysnout 24 August 2009

    Without a doubt, the best museum of Americana anywhere is located 235 miles from Hartford near Burlington, VT. It's called the [Shelburne…

  9. laurensvt avatar

    RE: Arthouse theatres between Philadelphia & Montreal?

    by laurensvt 12 August 2009

    Check out the Savoy Theater in Montpelier, VT: http://www.savoytheater.com

  10. travelscribbler avatar

    RE: midway between Montreal & Boston?

    by travelscribbler 08 June 2009

    Vermont sounds like a good plan. This travel guide may help you: http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Travel/Vermont-Travel.pg_00.html…

  11. Charles avatar

    RE: stay out of Vermont

    by Charles 21 January 2009

    Vermont is cold during the winter? Clear evidence of not caring. If they cared, they'd pass a law against that I'm sure. I'll be sure…

  12. HandsomeMolly avatar

    New England Wineries

    by HandsomeMolly 25 August 2008

    I'm planning a road trip next month. My general itinerary will be starting from Manchester, NH ---> Portsmouth, NH ---> Kennebunkport,…

  13. Ogie_Ogilthorpe avatar

    RE: Vermont- 2 days in October...

    by Ogie_Ogilthorpe 14 August 2008

    Stowe Vermont is pretty nice. From Burlington though, they really can't go wrong just driving around aimlessly as long as they don't…

  14. mysecretvermont avatar

    RE: Maine Fall Colors

    by mysecretvermont 05 July 2008

    Vermont is the place to go for foliage. It is a short, and beautiful, 3 hour drive from Boston. Woodstock, Montpelier, and Burlington…

  15. yofletch avatar

    Re: Driving New York to Montreal

    by yofletch 13 June 2008

    If you should decide to drive up through Vermont you'll be taking interstate 91 to interstate 89( to get to Montpelier) at exit 16 Colch…

  16. emagicmtman avatar

    Re: Driving New York to Montreal

    by emagicmtman 13 June 2008

    Two towns which ARE on the way which I would recommend are: 1. my OWN town of Brattleboro, VT, ant 2. the state capital, Montpelier. …

  17. Willysnout avatar

    Re: Northwest driving advice from Seattle

    by Willysnout 25 January 2008

    Be sure to get out of Seattle by about 6:30 a.m. if you want to be in Olympia for lunch, by way of Roslyn. And find a reason to have dinner…

  18. metropolis avatar

    Does the perfect, Rockwell-ish small town still exist?

    by metropolis 02 October 2007

    More or less:

    Granville, Ohio
    Yellow Springs, Ohio
    South Royalton, Vermont
    Montpelier, Vermont
    Palmer, Alaska

  19. mcjude avatar

    Advice on New England itinerary

    by mcjude 26 September 2007

    Vermont is absolutely gorgeous during the fall foliage season, usually with the colors peaking during the first week of October. I would…

  20. ScottyNZ avatar

    New Hampshire 4-day hike

    by ScottyNZ 01 September 2007

    So here's the report on the hitching: I just got back from my trip and had nothing but good experiences. I took a bs to Montpelier, VT…

  21. ScottyNZ avatar

    New Hampshire 4-day hike

    by ScottyNZ 02 August 2007

    Hi,
    I want to do about 4 days of hiking in the White Mountains in late August/ early Sept.

    Can anyone suggest a good route that…

  22. opoponax avatar

    All American Trip

    by opoponax 06 April 2007

    just to warn you, there are A LOT of extremely boring state capitals out there. i'd say a good half of the 50 states set their capital…

  23. Willysnout avatar

    Quebec to Boston

    by Willysnout 02 March 2007

    On your way back from Burlington, (depending on how much time you spend at the Shelburne Museum), I'd recommend a stop in Vermont's capital,…

  24. Maghrebia avatar

    City Names

    by Maghrebia 07 November 2006

    Calais, Maine

    Bayonne, New Jersey

    Montpelier, Vermont

  25. greenhil avatar

    Boston and Vermont

    by greenhil 08 April 2006

    I can help you with the Vermont questions. Yes, you should definitely book in advance as foliage season is the busiest time of year and…

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